The Minnesota Twins have reached an agreement with free agent first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana on a one-year contract worth $5.25 million, as first reported by @DWolfsonKSTP and confirmed by @JonHeyman. This move follows the Twins' previous agreement with Diamond expiring last season. The signing of Santana is part of a strategic reshuffle after trading Jorge Polanco to the Mariners, resulting in a 5-for-1 deal that brought Gabriel Gonzalez, Justin Topa, Anthony DeSclafani, and Darren Bowen to the Twins. The trade also freed up about $6.5 million, with the majority being used to fund Santana's contract, as noted by @dohyoungpark and @PioneerPress.
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Carlos Santana to sign with Twins: Veteran first baseman agrees to one-year, $5.25 million deal, per report https://t.co/7E0SPd04KG
Twins nearing deal with Carlos Santana: https://t.co/11IYRQRWC7
The Twins and Carlos Santana agree to a one-year, $5.25-million contract. 🤝 https://t.co/7tYkrtmju5 https://t.co/qyVw3oulDT
#MNTwins agree to 1-year contract with first baseman Carlos Santana @PioneerPress https://t.co/K3Th0l0UaG https://t.co/DufVhKxxIk
The Twins and veteran Carlos Santana have agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million deal, per @JonHeyman. Do you think the Twins will win the Central once again? https://t.co/lOr4pd6Edv
Here is @TheAthleticMLB's initial story on the Twins being very close to signing free agent first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana: https://t.co/11IYRQRWC7
This essentially turns the Jorge Polanco trade into a 5-for-1 deal for the Twins. They got Gabriel Gonzalez, Justin Topa, Anthony DeSclafani, and Darren Bowen from the Mariners for Polanco, and are now using most of the roughly $6.5 million they saved to sign Carlos Santana.
Twins, 1B/DH Carlos Santana reportedly agree to one-year deal, per https://t.co/Z3s2EpgF39's @dohyoungpark. https://t.co/Y8SiASvdy0
Report: Twins bring in Carlos Santana on 1-year, $5.25M deal https://t.co/AXSA2MurnY
Carlos Santana and the Twins are in agreement on a 1-year deal, per @JonHeyman https://t.co/JSDUqPw0r4
Carlos Santana is headed to the Twins https://t.co/q0Yur2kdwg
Carlos Santana is indeed signing with the Twins
Twins are close to a deal with Carlos Santana @DWolfsonKSTP 1st
Here's what I wrote yesterday about Carlos Santana as a potential free-agent fit for the Twins https://t.co/mEGDQdjKq1 https://t.co/ck6yBnVdnJ
Source confirms the Twins are very close to signing free agent first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana. Not official quite yet, but expected to get done. @DWolfsonKSTP had it first.
The Twins' agreement with Diamond expired at the end of last season. https://t.co/WW3WTCaaYa
I'd bet on the Twins signing at least one of these free agents: https://t.co/mEGDQdjKq1
What's left for the Twins to spend on? 12 free-agent fits now that they're looking to make late additions: https://t.co/mEGDQdjKq1
After creating a little spending room from the Jorge Polanco trade, I'd be surprised if the Twins don't sign at least one of the 12 free agents I wrote about today: https://t.co/mEGDQdjKq1